"Umm...I don't know. Perhaps they wanted to make it seem as if we knew all and were wise like owls?" He had no idea really, the man was just spouting off stuff that semi-made sense to quench the woman's stressful rant.

"It's ok. I'm not technically just the Minister's assitant, I'm really sort of available to help out anyone who needs me." That was what he was told at least. The Minister had yet to send him to the other departments yet. He had mainly just been getting drinks for those on level one. A media liason, he had really liked them when he was back in power of Level six. He had been interviewed for the Daily Prophet a few times back then.

"Oh well it's nice to meet you Natasha. Do you enjoy your job?" he said sitting down and taking one of the donuts with sprinkles on top for himself.

Frowning Natasha raised a brow "Maybe since the ministry is supposed to be a powerful and knowledgeable authority, but owls seriously?" Shaking her head she surpressed the urge to rant again. Ranting was Izzie's area not hers. Tasha complained yes but she didn't rant and definitley not to a practical stranger.

Armen was the Ministers assistant but also anyone's assistant how did that add up. Confused she asked "So what do you do? Can you fix interviews with the Daily prophet or department heads?" In all honesty she didn't know what an assistant did, she had never had one.

Tasha's face brightened as she spoke about her job. "I love my job. It's free and there is never a dull moment. Having a partner to work with is also a bonus. Do you like your job Armen?"

As the witch continued to worry about the random owls on the letterheads and parchment Armen's mind was beginning to stray. Something the woman had said has sparked his attention--her name. Warrington. He had heard that before, but couldn't place it. Sometime when he was with Izzy though. Maybe the owner of one of the resteraunts they had eaten at?

Now that was going to bother him!

Wait, he should be listening. What was she talking about? "Huh?" This was embarassing, she was going to think that Armen wasn't listening but he was...sort of. "Oh yeah, I can do pretty much anything the Minister tells me I can. If anyone has a problem with it they will just have to take it up with him."

Her job did sound nice, much nicer than his own naturally. "Well that does sound plesant. Talking with the Daily Prophet witches and wizards must be...interesting." The ones he had spoken to during the height of the Cult were definately unique. Now should he tell her straight up how much he hated his job or beat around the bush and sugarcoat it?

"It's different but I guess it keeps me busy." That was about as nice as he was going to put it.

It was official! She was losing it. Why in Merlin’s name was she jabbering on about owls on letterheads and ministry department equipment to a colleague? Closing her eyes for a moment to try and regain some control over her thoughts. Looking up at Armen again after a few minutes she picked up her coffee cup and sipped on it as she attempted to change the topic randomly. "Did you by any chance take part in the blind date special they hosted in Diagon Alley some weeks ago?"

"I went on an interesting air balloon date. My sister Isobel urged me to take part. I guess she doesn’t like me being single." Tasha contemplated out into the air. Not really following what he was saying she asked confused "So you can help me out with important tasks if I should request it?"

Grimacing at the mention of the daily prophet Tasha mumbled diplomatically "Yes it’s interesting. Almost always, you never know what they will write or not." She was glad that the Prophet didn’t employ any Rita Skeeter’s at the moment she had heard one too many stories about how that journalist had twisted stories.

Oh, she had touched a sore spot. Armen didn’t like his job. Guardedly she asked still curious "What did you do before you became the ministers aheum assistant?"

Change of the subject? Armen looked at the woman for a second, his eyes narrowing slightly and a smirk on his face. She must have noticed he had stopped listening to the owls stuff. "The dating service. Um, yeah I did." He wasn't about to say right out he had signed himself up since he was sort of liking someone else at the moment. "I was paired with a woman named Roxanne from Magial Law Enforcement...it, didn't really turn out well." He never seemed to get along with those level two folks, even when he was dating Izzy.

He shrugged. "Um sure, if you request it I can certainly try to help." He would do pretty much anything to get him off of level one serving drinks. "What all sorts of things do you--Wait, Isobel? Is your sister Isobel Montague?" It had hit him like a sack of dragon dung. Was Natasha Izzy's sister. It made sense she had mentioned the Warringtons when they were together.

His old position? "I was the Department Head of Magical Transportation down on level 6." He said a tad bit sourly. He had been fired after the Cult was defeated. He could have sworn partnering with them would have had more benefits and would have lasted longer.

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Vicky needed a break and decided to head to the break room. Righting up paperwork was quite draining, as the realignment of the ministry has been quite tedious.She headed into the break room with a snack she took from home which was an apple pie and a bottle of water. She headed to one of the couches and sat down to devour the pasty treat.

When it finally seemed that his presence wouldn't be needed, at least for a while, Konrad decided to take a short break before things got busy at the front desk. Besides, he had Victoria there, the other secretary, in case there was an emergency. But there wouldn't. He could feel it.

After a quick stop in the small kitchen to make a cup of cocoa for himself (shh, people didn't have to know that he didn't like coffee; it could have been... coffee with a LOT of milk), he made his way to the break room and collapsed into the nearest couch as gentle as he could, careful not to spill anything on his pants. Not that he couldn't make a swish and a flick with his wand and clean them, but... it would burn.

It wasn't until he was comfortably seated and half his face hidden behind the large cup that he noticed he had company. "I thought I was alone," he chuckled. Women could be quiet if they wanted, couldn't they? Or maybe his cocoa was simply too delicious and got his full attention. But still... where were his manners? "Hello," he finally said, smiling at the slightly familiar woman. He knew they never met officially, but he knew her somehow...

Maybe she'll enlighten him.

Vicky was just about getting down to business with her break until a man entered. He made himself a cup of something, it smelled like cocoa and sat down. He clearly was unaware of her being there and she sat a watched him for a bit, more amused than curious.

When he looked up at her, she smirked and quirked her eyebrow at his comment. Then he said, "Hello.". Vicky not one to be rude replied, "Hello. I'm Victoria Daniels. And you are?", with a smile.

She hadn't met the entire department yet but in due time she would, seeing that she was the Senior Undersecretary. "Which division do you work in?" she asked, as she extended a greeting to a conversation.

For some reason or another, Konrad looked slightly more surprised, now that he saw the smirk on her face, which also made his cheeks turn slightly pink, but he didn't know that, of course. But still, was she sitting there for so long and just watching him? He felt... embarrassed, although he had no idea why.

Trying to come back to his senses, he smiled in response when she introduced herself. "It is a pleasure meeting you. I'm Konrad Scherfig." As for where he worked... "I work over there," he nodded towards the doors that led to the front desks area. "One of the secretaries." Which was exactly what he needed. A nice, lacking of danger, desk job. Juuust perfect for him. "How about you? You look familiar, but I still can't put my finger on it." Which was a shame, because he ought to have known his workmates, right? But maybe she had some super important job that didn't have anything to do with his paperwork.

Victoria smiled and said,"It's nice to meet you Konrad. I'm sure you don't really know me, I'm the Senior Undersecretary. I come in very early, rarely move from my desk and leave very late. So, no one usually sees me."

"And don't I enjoy a good cup of cocoa every now and again. Believe me I know what it's like." she said as she caught the shade of colour that appeared on his face."So how long have you been working here?" she asked.

Well, that was just great.

"That's impressive," he said with a smile. He also meant that the job was impressive, not that she worked that much. There surely isn't anything impressive about staying in an office and dealing with... whatever she had to deal with. If he might have blushed a bit earlier, even if he'd never actually admit it, he knew this time that his face turned red. All he needed to do now was to go into the Minister's office and ask him who he was. Great, Konrad. Juuust great.

He couldn't help but grin, though, when she mentioned the cocoa. "There's more, if you'd like," he offered, slightly tilting his head towards the kitchen. He made more just in case he'll need it later, but he could share. Her next question, however, was a good one. "I know this sounds lame, but I honestly can't tell exactly." Heh, keep making a fool of yourself. "Two years or so. I believe you joined the Ministry long before I did?" Because, you know, it probably took her some time to become the Senior Undersecretary.

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Rose was making a bit of coffee when she heard a loud THUD behind her. When she turned to see what it was all about, there was a girl on the floor. She couldn't help but giggle. Nothing had really happened today, and so far this was the highlight. Rose took a sip of her coffee and then asked, "you okay?" still smiling a little, she took another sip.

It was her first day of work, and Victoria was nervous in an exciting way, if that makes sense... Walking into level 1 she was going to head to find the break room. At first she thought it would take her quiet some time to find it, but once she saw it off to the left from the lobby she smiled and headed towards it.

Just as Victoria walked into the break room she saw a few other around. She began to wonder who was new and not. When she was about to introduce herself with a hello she heard a some noise. She knew it came from the one girl nearby, possibly because something feel to the ground. Walking closer a little she asked, "Are you alright?"

Victoria smiled at the girl. Luckily she was alright, otherwise that wouldn't be good. Laughing a little she said, "Maybe that would be a good idea." For Victoria heels were no big deal, she was even wearing them now, but then again thats just her.

"It's nice to meet you Kyleigh, I'm Victoria Summit," she said with a little wave of hello.

Victoria was always worried about meeting people and if they would like her. Once she put it into deep thought though, she realized if they didn't like her it was there problem and she was who she was. No way would she change to fit in or be who others wanted her to be. That was one of Victoria's main problems today before work. So far, its been going pretty good, even if she only meet Kyleigh so far.

Walking over to a counter she looked for something to drink. While just getting some coffee she turned to Kyleigh with a small smile and asked, "Are you new here?"

Smiling and nodding Victoria said, "Sounds good, Kyle. You can call me Vicky if you want too." It was nice to meet someone in her work that she could get along with. They probably would be working together some how, also along with the other new people in the Minister's Office.

"I'm new as well," she said with a little chuckle. "I'm one of the Human Resource Officers," she told Kyle. It would get some time getting used to knowing what job everybody did while she was here. THis was her first serious job. Well every job was serious, but she always worked in a cafe or some place. "What do you do here again," she asked wondering what Kyle was going to do in the Minister's office.

Victoria didn't really mind though what Kyle called her. Vic, Vicky, her plain name Victoria. Whatever fit them, she doesn't mind.

Smiling Victoria said, "Yes I'm pretty excited," not to mention nervous. "You job sounds so much fun! Being a scribe will be a joy," she said truthfully. So many jobs all over the Ministry of Magic sounds fun.

Nodding with agreement she said to Kyle, "It is nice. I began to worry how long it would take until I would meet someone one-on-one and not as a group." With there being more than one Human Resource Officer it might be a little harder meeting someone one-on-one.

Rose smiled "well you're no the only on that falls randomly. Last year, I was just walking in Diagon Ally, and I tripped. Over air."
Or maybe someone tripped her. "Not very fun..." She said, taking another sip of her coffee.

"I'm Rose Cartwright, secretary..." Sure it wasn't as exciting as a scribe, but Rose didn't mind. "So you're new here? I don't think I've seen you around before." She said, walking over to Kyleigh to help her off the ground.

Welcoming Party!
 

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Welcome to Level one to all new Minister of Magic's Office and Magical Maintenance employees!

It's a welcome party for all the new members of our team here on Level One, in the Minister of Magic's Office. Here we're just taking a break to say, 'Hey, we're glad to have you.' Also, for the current Level One employees to become acquainted with the new members and vice versa.

We say hello to new team members in the Minister's Office and Magical Maintenance. Have a good time and don't forget, we have work after.

So, enjoy the food and atmosphere everyone.

There is an assortment of mini sandwiches and shish kabobs, two cupcake stands with different flavoured cupcakesand a few floating butterbeers and pumpkin juice.

Come on in and enjoy.

Preston entered into the break room full of energy and excitement for the new part of his life. It was his first job in the wizarding world, one of which he was very thankful to have. He couldn't deny though that he was feeling just a little bit nervous for the day ahead, like any other seventeen year old put in the Ministry of Magic for their very first official job as an adult. It was more than a little nerve wracking for the clumsy boy.

Deciding that maybe a little food could help settle down his nerves, Preston headed for the cupcakes, one of his weaknesses. As he reached out to take one his hand knocked a bowl of sauce for the shish kabobs, spilling some of the contents onto the table. Good job buddy, you've already made a mess. He thought to himself as he carefully cleaned his mess up with a combination of napkins and his wand.